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Euro Design Custom Treehouses by Baumraum
Baumraum is a German treehouse design firm that makes beautiful custom treehouses. The treehouses range in price from about $25,000 to nearly $200,000, are tree-friendly,…
Moonshine, The After Hours Art of Dreamworks Animators
“Moonshine: Artists after dark”, by Alexis Wanneroy and Christophe Lautrette, is a charming short documentary about the art Dreamworks animators create when they’re not on…
Condo at the End of the World, Options for Bunker Living
Joseph L. Flatley of The Verge describes the myriad options for bunker living in the article “Condo at the End of the World”—from decommissioned nuclear…
Laughing Squid Content Featured on Livestand, A New Yahoo! Personalized Digital Newsstand For Tablets
Yahoo! has just launched Livestand, their new personalized digial newsstand for tablets “that combines visually stunning design with personalized content from leading third-party publishers and…
EAMES: The Architect and the Painter, A Documentary About American Designers Charles & Ray Eames
EAMES: The Architect and the Painter is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of prolific American designers, Charles and Ray Eames. Jason Cohn and…
Supercut.org, The Definitive Supercut Archive by Andy Baio
Supercut.org by Andy Baio is an archive of supercuts, video montages that follow a common theme, often a TV or film cliché. The site was…
Peanuts Meets H.P. Lovecraft
We recently saw what a Dr. Seuss book would look like as a done by sci-fi writer H.P. Lovecraft. Now artist Julien Baznet has mixed…
First Manned Flight of 16 Rotor e-volo Electric Multicopter
In late October, Thomas Senkel completed the first manned flight of an electric multicopter. The 16 rotor, battery-powered e-volo was designed and built by Senkel…
WAR-TOYS Project Needs Support to Continue Documenting Children Making Art in War Zones
Brian McCarty has begun a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to help continue his WAR-TOYS effort in the Middle East.
Beyond Earth, Minimalist Posters of the Planets by Stephen Di Donato
“Beyond Earth” by Canadian designer Stephen Di Donato is a beautiful minimalist poster series featuring the planets of the Solar System. The posters are available…